Tag: Australia

Creative Fine Art Photography

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Fine art photography is an artistic medium through which a photographer uses his or her creative vision to express the perceptions and emotions developed primarily for aesthetics and judged for its beauty and meaningfulness. Classification of photographs as fine art is difficult task as there are no standard factors involved, similar to other forms of art. Fine art photography is different from commercial photography as the latter is more concerned about the promotion of a product or service. It is also different from documentary photography as the latter is used to support any news or story. Fine art photography conveys a higher level of intensity and presents the subject in a different light form. The elements are seen for their form as separate entities rather than promoting a specific brand or product. This type of art photography takes a considerable amount of time, money and effort to develop and can be seen displayed in museums, art galleries and private collections. The quantity of such art photographs is produced in a limited number and each image is more expensive as compared to stock photographs. Modern fine art photography is an innovative form of photography and is concerned with design and concept rather than just capturing an event. Fine art nature photography is designed to communicate a message and put the subjects in the preferred light form. In this type of photography, the arrangement of visual elements is very important. Composition of lighting, color, tone, texture, depth, perspective and other elements help in communicating the message in the photograph.

Nature photography involves exploring and pondering the mysteries of nature. Capturing the beauty of nature and bringing the aesthetic value of natural habitat displaying elements such as landscapes, wildlife, plants and close-ups of natural scenes and textures is done in nature photography. Nature photography in countries like Australia with awe-inspiring beautiful landscapes consisting mainly of tropical rivers, mountain streams, lakes with low plateau areas sectioned off by rugged mountain ranges is a pleasurable experience for photographers. It is one of the most desired destinations for photography where birds flutter through the woodlands of national parks and dazzling flowers of exotic gardens enthrall with a diversity of colors and form in the Australian outback landscapes. The national library of Australia has one of the largest photographic collections of many eminent photographers and showcases the diverse images of Australia that includes seascapes, outback landscapes, country living photographs, cityscapes, rain forest photographs, wild life photographs and other artwork photographic collections.

The photography Australia group was formed to give professional and amateur photographers a platform to learn and foster the techniques in the field of photography. It also promotes the value and effectiveness of photography and offers a vast range of services with access to photography competitions, educational services, seminars, workshops, training courses, mentoring programs, exhibition opportunities, website development, marketing, event and exhibition planning and consultation services. For availing photography services in particular region of Australia, like for photography Sydney services, many websites and local directories can help in guiding to the professional photographers with their price packages mentioned.

Melbourne Fashion Photography and Location Scouting

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As a Melbourne Fashion Photographer I come across a lot of photography locations as well as clients seeking bizarre and new locations for their next shoot. The city of Melbourne is a city of roughly 3 to 4 million people and is quite young in comparison to many European cities. The architecture reflects this and it can sometimes be a challenge finding location for clients that fill certain criteria that is more suited to Europe. With fashion photography we often try and sell a story. The photos needs to convey a mood and feelings. It is the photographers that need to -dress up- the clothes with something more. Fashion photography then draws on sets, locations, props and models to create something that will engage the viewer and the clients know this. A sun-filled morning in an old house may speak about softness, comfort and natural beauty, whereas or cold and stark warehouse might convey strength or a darker edge.

Melbourne has warehouses and sun filled houses. What we lack is the castles, the mountains and the snow. We lack some of the charm of the 18th century architecture which photographs beautifully. Sure, locations exist but they are usually photographically exhausted by many photographers and clients. We do have beaches, some forests, lakes and, you guessed it, more beaches.

So the search for fashion photography locations in Melbourne can be quite tedious, especially when it comes to building and interior locations. We don’t have many Hollywood-Hills style mansions or Scottish Castles. Luckily location scouts have made this easier by embarking on tracking down every last photo opportunity through manually scouting, word of mouth and sometimes even set-building them from scratch. I find the fact that Australia in general being so large, it can be time consuming finding locations so these photography location scouts can be invaluable and great time savers.

Ultimately, if time is on your side I would suggest scouting the inner suburbs of Melbourne yourself. Take photos, explore and get a feel for the vast range of alleys and warehouses available to photograph. Travelling into rural areas might see you only visiting one or two photo spots before realising you have spent the entire day driving.

Fashion clients budgets are definitely not what they used to be so finding locations quickly and cost effectively is important and as a fashion photographer I need to help my clients do this fast. Scouting companies is what I use in most cases. Occasionally I will explore myself if it is local or time permits to venture further. Of course, whilst on fashion assignments it’s always important to keep an eye out and take lots of photos of your surroundings, not just in Melbourne but where ever you venture. You never know what you might see and when you might need it.

If you are a client looking at shooting in Melbourne I would suggest a local photographer who has ties with good location agents to help you out.

Best of luck with your projects and location hunting.

Alex Pott is contactable via www.alexpott.com.